The French classical guitar magazine Orfeo just published a feature article about master luthiers Francisco Simplicio and son Miguel Simplicio. Providing detailed history about Enrique Garcia’s influence on Francisco Simplicio guitars, and Simplicio’s rise to guitar-making mastery, the issue also emphasizes the aesthetic impact that the Art Nouveau style had on Simplicio guitars. In the following article, Daniel Friederich comments further on Francisco Simplicio’s masterful guitar-making choices – choices that son Miguel continued to cultivate as part of the family craft. Click here to see the full issue of Orfeo.